Ohio Chem. Servs. v. Falconbridge, Ltd.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “when the transferee venue is not clearly more convenient than the venue chosen by the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s choice should be respected.”
• holding that the second private interest factor weighed in favor of transfer because the transferee venue had subpoena power over non-party witnesses
• holding that the district court erred in requiring Volkswagen to show that the factors must “substantially outweigh” the plaintiff’s choice of venue.
• holding that the second private interest factor weighed in favor of transfer because the transferee venue had subpoena power over non-party witnesses
• concluding that the district court “erred in ap- plying this factor” when, contrary to the district court’s con- clusion, the factor weighed in favor of transfer
• holding that the burden of demonstrating that the transferee forum is clearly more convenient “reflects the appropriate deference to which the plaintiff’s choice of venue is entitled”

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